Organizers can give you lots of tips and tricks to tidy your home, clear the paper clutter, get to Inbox zero, but having an effective todo list has very little to do with how you feel.  Today, I am sharing that we can be busy and feel balanced with a few key concepts.  Intentional Margins and my friend C.Lee’s concept of KARMA, so let’s dive in. 

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in about 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat, and Benjamin Franklin once said, "For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned."  And that got me thinking.  I read an article that I will link in the show notes that says that “[W]hile Benjamin Franklin's estimation is overstated, spending time getting organized is still a valuable investment. Experts estimate that every hour spent in planning and organizing saves three to four hours of time that would otherwise be wasted.” You know the feeling, when you are driving around in circles, or spending countless hours looking for that piece of paper that you know you have but can’t place it.  We can avoid that when we develop a few organizational habits.  

Organizational experts have come up with all kinds of ways to try to save time from never touch anything twice, or never respond to email when it pings your inbox to, making time for lunch, doing the hardest thing first in the day.  

All of those are well and good, but how do they make you feel.  What I’ve found is that we can still feel “busy” because we are doing all the tasks but we are out of balance.  We aren’t prioritizing our own priorities in this never-ending todo list.  That’s why I created the concept Intentional Margins and why I love my friend C.Lee’s Paper Cleanse course, it’s the only time I’ve been able to feel like I’ve got my paper under control, because she makes it so easy to get those wins and feel the calm of a friction free paper lifestyle - and isn’t that what we are all after - that sense of calm.  I also like that it’s for a digital dinosaur like me, so no scanning papers into a computer.  So from the mail to the piles on my desk, I have a simple system and it’s easy to maintain. She calls it KARMA and it’s so good.

If you are listening in real time, you can get in on her FREE masterclass where she shares her secrets and gives you the system for success.  It’s called The Proven Path for Conquering Paper Clutter for Good Masterclass  https://www.cleecawley.com/a/2147507426/jSi8hVBL and you can grab the link in my bio. There is only one webinar left in her series, so jump to the link quickly.  If you can’t make the class, she does send a replay, so it’s worth it to register. 

Until next time, remember, kindness is contagious. 

And her FREE Masterclass, The Proven Path for Conquering Paper Clutter for Good Masterclass  https://www.cleecawley.com/a/2147507426/jSi8hVBL 

In the spirit of full disclosure, if you enroll in the Paper Cleanse via my link, I'll receive a small commission.  Because your success is important to me, I only recommend systems that I've personally used to create real results in my own life. The KARMA system works and C Lee is a great teacher.  

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Inspired by:  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/11-things-organized-productive-people-do-every-day-bradberry/